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US 10,457,537 B2Granted
Touch screen interface for a beverage dispensing machine
AssigneeAutomatic Bar Controls, Inc.
InventorsThomas R. Hecht, Jun Feng, Boris Brodsky, Richard A. Martindale
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing system including a control unit and a touch screen. Inputs are made to the touch screen to dispense beverages and apply system adjustments. The control unit controls a plurality of beverage dispensing valves according to inputs made to the touch screen.
Claims14
A control system for a beverage dispenser, the control system comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a plurality of beverage dispensing valves coupled to a plurality of fluid lines;
- and
- a control unit electrically coupled to the touch screen and the plurality of valves, the control unit configured to:
- display a graphical configuration on the touch screen for sanitizing the plurality of fluid lines;
- receive an input from the touch screen selecting at least one fluid line for sanitization;
- and
- control the plurality of valves to provide sanitizing fluid to the at least one selected fluid line for a predetermined time interval.
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A method comprising:
- displaying, on a touch screen of a beverage dispenser including a plurality of beverage dispensing valves coupled to a plurality of fluid lines, a graphical configuration for sanitizing the plurality of fluid lines;
- receiving an input from the touch screen to selecting at least one fluid line for sanitization;
- and
- controlling the plurality of beverage dispensing valves to provide sanitizing fluid to the at least one selected fluid line for a predetermined time interval.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.